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Coercive
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- No other corrective or coercive techniques can be used while a detainee is in cramped confinement.
- The evolution of languages around the globe today is spontaneous, cutting against the state's coercive power.
- Using the coercive power of the state will not help the medically needy find efficient and effective care.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
coercive
c.1600, from coerce by infl. of conversive, etc. Form coercitive (attested from 1630s) is more true to Latin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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